My IT friend sent me this clip as I’m preparing to re-build the server and all the Internet web stuff at our local library — he wants me to dump Windows Server 2003 in favor of something a bit simpler and I must admit it’s tempting! If only we didn’t have seven years of catalog material in Winnebago or if only Winnebago ran on Linux!

Cool video. I’m curious though, I can tell from the video that it’s Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper). Why wouldn’t you go with 7.04 (Feisty)? Usually one only needs to stick with Dapper on a server. Feisty includes Firefox 2.0 and OpenOffice 2.2, among other things.

I’m sure that version 6.06 is more than adequate for the use those machines will get. 6.06 has long term support, so really its a good thing in a way. All they would need to do is run the updates and get the newer Fx and Oo.org , right?

Thanks for the video, I really enjoyed and I made sure to share with my friends!

We done the same in the municipality public library at Riva del Garda, ubuntu & thinstation! right now (after 2 years of working system) I’m upgrading ubuntu and I’ll change clients to LTSP
(supporting usb floppy ecc)

I think you should encourage your friends to use open office on windows and you then you can save your documents in an open format and they can break the MS habit. As a librarian myself, I believe that all information should be free and open. No one should have to buy Office to read a document.

This was an entertaining video, and as a Ubuntu user, I’ve been trying to integrate a few Ubuntu machines into our library. The problems I run into aren’t in the installation phase, but in the administration phase. First, it is not easy to restrict user access to the hard drive (maybe I could use a live CD?). Second, session timing and management has been an issue. How do you prevent someone from plunking themselves down and using the machine all day? Third, if we want to apply for state funding, we must impose internet filtering to comply with the Child Internet Protection Act. This must be able to be lifted on adult machines at an adult user’s request. I haven’t been able to find linux apps to make this easy for library employees to administer. Still looking, though. Seems worthwhile.

Jessamyn, thanks for the video, and for your skills. I loved the music…Cajan…danceable. You did great and glad to see your ability to manouver around the library. As for Brent and his criticism…Brent learn to complain, and be less critical. Jessamyn, appreciated your skills with Ubuntu. Liam

Brent, I am by occupation a system administrator on a large network running multiple platforms (Windows XP and Ubuntu and a small test group running Vista). Thanks for your interesting comment.

I’m just going to point out something you seem to have not yet noticed. Everyday I spend my nine-to-five with your average user. The great majority of “average users” thinks of installing software as the ever-necessary manual task of inserting endless numbers of disks and waiting for extended amounts of time.

Yes, technically, software has been installed on the computer (if we get more technical, the OS itself is software too). However, she, the librarian, did not install any additional hardware herself. The OS installation did it for her. I hope I’ve helped you better understand the mindset of the average computer user, the largest user base.

what happens to all the files on my computer when I switch from Windows Vista to Ubuntu? Do I lose them all including all the programs I have downloaded or is Ubuntu capable of runnuing them and using them?

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